λάμπω

lampo

give light, shine

Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Posterior Analytics 4
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Book I 4
Chapter 34 89b10–20

89b12
89b16
89b18
89b19
Sense and Sensibilia 3
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Chapter 2 437a19–439a5

437a32
437b6
437b31
De Mundo 2
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Chapter 2 391b9–392b13

392b7
Chapter 4 394a7–396a32

395a15
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 418a26–419b3

419a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

λάμπω, Il. 13.474, etc.; Ion.Iterat. λάμπεσκεν Emp. 84.6, Theoc. (v. infr.): fut. -ψω S. El. 66, AP 6.249 (Antip.): aor. ἔλαμψα Hdt. 6.82 (v.l.), S. OT 473 (lyr.), Ar. V. 62, Pl. Ep. 335d: pf. λέλαμπα (in pres. sense) E. Andr. 1025, Tr. 1295 (both lyr.):—Med., h.Hom. 31.13, etc.: impf. ἐλαμπόμην, Ep. λαμπ-, Il. 6.319, E. Med. 1194: fut. λάμψομαι (ἐλλ-) Hdt. 1.80:—Pass., fut. λαμφθήσομαι (ἐλλ-) Plot. 2.9.3: aor. ἐλάμφθην J. BJ 4.10.1 (περι-): from these late forms of Pass. must be distd. the similar Ion. forms of λαμβάνω:—A. give light, shine, of the gleam of arms, τῆλε δὲ χαλκὸς λάμφʼ ὥς τε στεροπή Il. 10.154, cf. 11.66; λάμπε δὲ χαλκῷ, of Hector, 12.463; φῶς λάμπεσκεν Emp. l.c.; ἀπʼ ὀφθαλμῶν δὲ κακὸν πῦρ . . λάμπεσκε Theoc. 24.19; of the eyes, ὀφθαλμὼ δʼ ἄρα οἱ πυρὶ λάμπετον Il. 13.474; of the sun, Sol. 13.23, etc.; of fire, S. Ant. 1007; ἄλσος λάμπεν ὑπὸ δεινοῖο θεοῦ Hes. Sc. 71:—Med., κόρυθος -ομένης Il. 16.71; λάμπετο δουρὸς αἰχμή 6.319; δαΐδων ὕπο -ομενάων 18.492, Od. (only in this phrase) 19.48, 23.290; χαλκὸς ἐλάμπετο Il. 22.134; of a person, -όμενος πυρί 15.623; τεύχεσι λ. 20.46, Hes. Sc. 60; ὄσσε -έσθην Il. 15.608; πεδίον . . λάμπετο χαλκῷ 20.156, etc. 2. of sound, ring loud and clear, παιὰν δὲ λάμπει S. OT 186 (lyr.), cf. 473 (lyr.); cf. λαμπρός I.4. 3. metaph., shine forth, be famous or conspicuous, λάμπει κλέος Pi. O. 1.23; ἀρετά Id. I. 1.22, E. Andr. 776 (lyr.); δίκα δὲ λάμπει μὲν ἐν δυσκάπνοις δώμασιν A. Ag. 773 (lyr.); τέκνων οἷς ἂν λάμπωσιν νεάνιδες ἧβαι E. Ion 476 (lyr.); κάλλος Pl. Phdr. 250d. b. Astrol., of a planet, occupy a favourable position, Ptol. Tetr. 51. 4. of persons, φαιδρὸς λάμποντι μετώπῳ with beaming face, Ar. Eq. 550 (anap.); shine, gain glory, οὐδʼ εἰ Κλέων γʼ ἔλαμψε Id.V.l.c.; ἐν ἄλλοις βουσὶν ἰὼν λάμπεσκεν Theoc. 25.141. II. trans., cause to shine, illumine, δόλιον ἀκταῖς ἀστέρα λάμψας E. Hel. 1131 (lyr.), cf. Ion 83 (anap.), Ph. 226, APl.c., Trag.Adesp. 33, etc. —Found chiefly in poetry and Com., though the pres. and impf. occur in X. An. 3.1.11 (Med.), Mem. 4.7.7, Pl. Phdr. 250d, Arist. de An. 419a4, and late Prose, and the aor. in Hdt. 6.82 (v.l.), Arist. Mu. 395a15, Plu. Tim. 3, etc.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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